Building structure for housing mobile units

ABSTRACT

A BUILDING FOR HOUSING MOBILE UNITS HAVING PLURALITY OF SPACES FOR THE MOBILE UNITS, EACH SPACE ACCOMMODATING TWO MOBILE UNITS SIDE BY SIDE WITH A WALL POSITIONED THREREBETWEEN AND A CHASE FOR UTILITIES IN THE WALL, AND A CORRIDOR ON EACH REMAINING THREE SIDES OF THE MOBILE UNITS, A PAIR OF RAILS EMBEDDED IN THE FLOOR OF THE BUILDING ENGAGED BY SLOTTED GUIDE MEMBERSE SECURED BENEATH THE MOBILE UNITS FASTEN THE MOBILE UNITS IN THE SPACES.

J. SANTORO 3,623,296

BUILDING STRUCTURE FOR HOUSING MOBILE UNITS Nov. 30, 1971 2 Sheets-Uncut1 Filed Nov. 10, 1969 INVENTOR JOSEPH SANTQRO FIGZS ATTORNEY Nov. 30,1971 3,623,296

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nvvewrok JOSEPH SANTORO United States Patent 3,623,296 BUILDINGSTRUCTURE FOR HOUSING MOBILE UNITS Joseph Santoro, 1330 NE. 171st St.,North Miami Beach, Fla. 33161 Filed Nov. 10, 1969, Ser. No. 875,286 Int.Cl. E04h 1/04 US. Cl. 52-236 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Abuilding for housing mobile units having a plurality of spaces for themobile units, each space accommodating two mobile units side by sidewith a wall positioned therebetween and a chase for utilities in thewall, and a corridor on each remaining three sides of the mobile units,a pair of rails embedded in the floor of the building engaged by slottedguide members secured beneath the mobile units fasten the mobile unitsin the spaces.

This invention relates to building structures and is more particularlydirected to one for housing mobile units.

At the present time mobile units known as trailers are parked in trailercourts on a small plot of ground out in the open. Most of them are largespacious living units that remain permanently on the same spot of land.However, these mobile homes are exposed to the Weather and aresusceptible to damage by high winds and hurricanes. 'Besides, eachmobile unit takes up a definite area of land so that as more people turnto mobile units as an economical way of life, more and more land is usedfor trailer parks and existing trailer parks and courts becomeovercrowded.

It is contemplated by the present invention to obtain the benefits ofmobile units yet avoid the above indicated disadvantages thereof.

Therefore, it is a principal object of the present invention to providea reinforced concrete hurricaneproof and aesthetically pleasing,multi-story building containing stalls for receiving mobile units,thereby increasing the number of mobile units many times that can behoused in any given area of land.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-storybuilding for housing mobile units wherein the building cost would beapproximately one-half the cost of the conventional apartment buildingand the cost of the land per unit being reduced to a minimum.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a multi-storybuilding for housing mobile units that permit persons to have theadvantages of living in a building while living a mobile unit, which maybe moved from the building to other locations if and when desired.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be bestunderstood from a consideration of the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, with the understanding, however, that the inventionis not confined to any stricted conformity with the showing of thedrawings but may be changed or modified so long as such changes ormodifications mark no material departure from the salient features ofthe invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-story building for mobile unitsconstructed in accordance with my invention with one Wing of thebuilding broken away to show the mobile units housed therein.

FIG. 2 is a ground floor plan.

FIG. 3 is a typical floor plan above the ground floor.

Patented Nov. 30, 1971 BIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary floor place ofa space containing two mobile units.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken along the line 55 ofFIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a detailed cross sectional view taken along the line 6-6 ofFIG. 4.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals are used to designatesimilar parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 refers to amulti-story building constructed according to my invention andconsisting of four (4) rectangular building sections or wings 20 eachidentical in construction with the other positioned to form an inneropen court 11 and joined together by a corridor 12 on each fioor. On oneside of the open courtyard 11 is a staircase 13 accessible to each floorand in the opposite side of the open court 11 is a second staircase 14elevator shaft for two elevators 15 that are accessible to each of thefloors by a short hall 18 and a storage space 16 for each floor.

Except for the ground floor which is utilized for parking ofautomobiles, all of the floors are identical in construction. For thepurpose of illustration only, each wing or building section 20 iscomprised of two double spaces on each floor level for housing fourmobile units with all the floors except the ground floor being identicalin construction. It is to be noted that any desired number of doublespaces may be utilized on each floor.

The building 10 is of conventional construction of the usual materialssuch as block, brick, reinforced concrete and the like, supported bypiers 19 and with each pair of spaces 17, 17 identical to the other pairof spaces 17, 17, and consisting of a floor 21, outside Walls 22 and 23and partition walls 24, 25. Mobile units 30 are placed side to sideagainst the partition walls 24 which is provided with a chase 28 forutilities such as water, drain pipes, electricity, etc. to which themobile units 30 connect. At the front and rear of the spaces 17 arerails 26 and 27, the rails 26 being removable to permit the mobile units30 to be placed in the space 17. The unoccupied spaces by the mobileunits 30 form corridors 31 and 32 and decor partitions 29 extend acrossthe rear end of each of the mobile units 30.

Each of the spaces 30 have a pair of I-beams 33 embedded in the floor 21and extending a short distance above the floor 21. The I-beams form asupport and guide for C-shaped channel members 34 that are secured to aT- member 35 which in turn is fastened to the undercarriage of themobile unit 30 as best shown by FIGS. 5 and -6.

The mobile units 30 may be readily positioned in their respective spaces17 by removing the front railing 26 and then lifting the mobile unit 30by a crane and sliding the mobile unit 30 on the guide rails 33 untilthe mobile unit 30 is positioned against the partition 29. Then theutilities are connected at the chase 28 and the railing 26 returned toits position on the front of the wing 20.

If it is ever desired to move the mobile unit 30 to another location,all that need be done is disconnect the utilities at the utility chase28, remove the front railing 26 and use a crane to slide the mobilealong the guide rails 33 out of the space 17 until clear of the buildingand then lowered to the ground by a crane.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. A building for housing mobile units comprising a plurality ofsuperimposed floors forming a substantially rectangular structure, eachof said floors being substantially identical, said floors having sideand front and rear end portions, a pair of walls in substantiallyparallel and spaced relation mounted on said floors on said sideportions and terminating in spaced relation to said end portions, afirst partition extending longitudinally along the mid-portion of saidfioors and terminating adjacent said end portions forming a pair ofspaces for mobile units, a pair of second partitions in substantiallyspaced and parallel relation with said first partition extending alongthe mid-portion of each of said pair of spaces forming two pairs ofsubstantially identical spaces for mobile units, and end wall mountedadjacent said rear end portion of said floors transversely of saidfloors in abutting relation with each of said second partitions andterminating in spaced relation to said pair of walls and to each otherto form a plurality of communicating corridors along said pair of wallsand said end portions on each side of said first partition and mobileunit support means extending above said floor on each side of saidsecond partitions extending from said end walls to adjacent said frontend portion, said mobile unit support means comprising a pair of I-beamsembedded partially in said floor, and a mobile unit positioned in eachof said spaces, said mobile units having a pair of channel membersslidably mounted on and interengaging said I-beams for securing saidmobile units on said floors with each of said mobile units insubstantially abutting relation with said end walls and said secondpartitions.

2. The structure as recited by claim 1 taken in com- 4 bination with aplurality of said substantially shaped rectangular structures forming acruciform shape surrounding an open court with said corridors at saidrear portions communicating with adjacent corridors and means mounted insaid court communicating with said last named corridors of each of saidfloors.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,406,937 9/1946 Zabriskie 52236X 2,499,498 3/1950 Hammond, Jr. 5279 X 3,331,170 7/1967 Lowe et a1.52236 3,525,186 8/1970 Lombardo 52-79 X OTHER REFERENCES House & Home;New Experimental House, vol. XVII No. 1; January 1960, p. 136.

FRANK L. ABBOTT, Primary Examiner S. D. BURKE, Assistant Examiner US.Cl. X.R. 5279

